... Yes, it does feel like my jaw is going backwards and then to one side, depending on which way I lay. ... (7 replies)
... der how hard I bite down, especially since one of my habits is biting and eating ice cubes and hard candy. YES, I do get headaches and there are somedays when I feel like I'm walking around with a bucket on the right side of my head. Those days I really was convinced I had fluid in my inner ear. ... (16 replies)
... Lori, All my TMJD symptoms are ear symptoms. Tinnitus, Ear fullness, crackling and gurgling. A lot of weird stuff going on in there. It seems that every TMJD sufferer has their own little symptom oddities. ... (10 replies)
... I am a 24 year old woman, and was perfectly healthy until last March! I am able to function for the most part, but have discomfort daily. ... (11 replies)
... My TMJ diagnosis came after I'd been to my PCP, ENT and a couple Audiologists because my ear wasn't popping and I had some really intense ear pain. They couldn't find anything wrong physically. ... (20 replies)
... I was placed in mechanical traction, a device that has 2 black bars bracing your neck but also attached and moves with the traction unit. ... (6 replies)
... I wish I could have a surface EMG done or whatever it was you had, it would be interesting to see the results. ... (11 replies)
... which is exactly how I feel. Don't you wish there was a way they could feel it for just one moment...just one moment. ... (11 replies)
... but its like you are a few years behind me. I had teeth removed, braces, etc. Then a few yrs later my front teeth started to move and eventually had to be removed so I had permanent bridges in the front. ... (24 replies)
... I haven't seen a dentist Maughan, but have considered it. I don't experience any pain, just constant clicking. ... (16 replies)
... I feel for everyone of you. I have suffered from TMJ for the last 9 years. This is what I have learned about it. TMJ can cause all of the symptoms you all have listed plus alot more. It depends how bad your TMJ is. ... (25 replies)
... You said how you were in a flat plane splint.....That is what I have been given. ... (2 replies)
... I wonder if you are talking about the same thing I have. For years now, every day I have these cracking sounds in my jaw. they are very strange, kind of like the sounds rice crispies makes in milk. those tiny little cracking sounds. I feel like I have some control over making them but I can't seem to stop it. ... (11 replies)
... irmly held with deep dissolving sutures as well as the skin stitches and this has never occurred before. We perhaps should look at your wound healing if this is a recurrent problem. ... (20 replies)
... een messed up. I have had shoulder pains, rotator cuff problems, facial and jaw achiness, difficulty swallowing due to tightness, it all completes the picture of what you are describing. ... (4 replies)
... Hey everyone, I'm almost 18 and have been having TMJ problems for about half a year now. ... (3 replies)
... Hi there, I was told by a GP at a clinic as well as my dentist that I definitely have TMJD. The GP called it a dysfunctional jaw joint. The dentist said it was TMJD. ... (1 replies)
... Any suggestions on what to do to relieve the pain of a locked jaw? ... (5 replies)
... I hear what you are saying about being sensitive to high's and lows of a splint. The muscle issues and the way you describe them are almost identical to me sometimes. ... (12 replies)
... i can relate to part of your story. i too, had braces done incorrectly in my teenage years. from what i understand, back then, they didn't take into account that the muscle, joints, and teeth need to work in harmony with one another. ... (12 replies)
